HELP!! Commands do not

[Anonymous]

I am a retired designer, 72, who now uses LT infrequently.  Opened it an hour ago and non of the commands work!!  Yes, it is paid for.  Draw, Line, offset, none work.  I need to have a drawing ready for Sunday 28 July!!  Would someone help me, please.  I am out of the technology curve so now out in the cold.  Someone to talk to would be stellar!  latitude18.3@gmail.com.  812-824-6164.  John Cleveland

[imadHabash]

Hi,

>> Opened it an hour ago and non of the commands work!! 

>> Draw, Line, offset, none work. 

Let's try to fix your issue .

• what is your AutoCAD version ?
• what kind of error you've got ? 
• what do you mean by commands NOT working ?  show us a screenshot . 

[pendean]

Do you just need to restart your PC?
Or log-in as an all new user on your PC?

If you want a call back and hands-on support by phone, you need to pay up here https://servicesmarketplace.autodesk.com/providers/product/autocad-lt

[Anonymous]

AutoCAD version LT 2018, 0.49.0.0
Cannot do screen shots. No error messages. Example: When I pick on the
icon to draw a *Construction Line*, no matter which option I choose--Horz,
Vert, Ang, Bisect, etc, It will only draw a Vertical Line.
When I pick on the Icon for *Offset *then enter the distance, I select the
line to offset but at that point, the system does not respond to any
further commands.
I pick on *Single Line Text *then select a point on the screen to start
entering text then select 0.000 for rotation, I can enter text, but the
command does not terminate on *Enter*. Enter just keeps on writing lines
of text and does not *Enter *or stop.
I pick on *Dimension, Linear*, select the points to dimension to, it
continues to ask for *Specify dimension line location or second line for
angle* over and over and over again. When I hit *Enter*, it goes away.

You may get the idea by now. I've run into this in the past, and if memory
serves, I reloaded AutoCAD and the problem went away. How do I do that now
when I don't have the disk?

Thank you so much for responding to my plea.

John

[vinodkl]

try resetting AutoCAD to defaults: click here

[imadHabash]

i'm so sorry for bothering you ... i'm really interested to help you . is it applicable to make a screencast for all examples that you mention it in your previous post ? >> Click <<

[Anonymous]

Thank you. Screen shots are not helpful because I cannot show you what
does not happen. If one picks on TEXT and nothing happens, how do I show
that?
I found the original program and uninstalled and reinstalled it. It made
no difference with the problems.
I checked and it's paid up until Oct 2020. So that's not it.
It feels like a virus. Talking to my guru--who does not know
AutoCAD--later today to have him look for viruses, but I am well protected
against that sort of thing.
So I am at a loss.
Like I said, pick on a command and it may go down two levels, then it just
stops. Nothing. Nothing to show.
I do appreciate your help. Thank you.

[RobDraw]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Thank you. Screen shots are not helpful because I cannot show you what
does not happen. 

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There may be clues to what is happening that you are missing and more experienced eyes will see them. You need to help others help you.

[pendean]

Take your computer to a repair shop.. .

[Anonymous]

Wish we had a computer repair shop. And I don't feel as though I should
pay for repairs to AutoCAD because I am a subscriber. BTW: My guru is a
network guy who has been working for me for three decades. He knows more
about computers, most usual software and networking than any 50 of those
Geeks and/or the worthless product support in some unknown Asian nation.
There is nothing wrong with my computer. He just checked. The problem is
the AutoCAD program itself.
1630 hours: I called AutoCAD sales and dumped a load of ****e on them.
They promised me a call before 0900 tomorrow, basically because it has
taken me so long to find phone support. The normal channel to schedule a
call did not work.
Thanks anyways, guys. It looks as though I will sleep tonight.
John

[RobDraw]

Thanks for trying to let us help you.

[imadHabash]

>> Thank you. Screen shots are not helpful because I cannot show you what does not happen. 

NO ... you can . it's a screencast NOT screenshot . if you don't mind get back to my previous post and click the link to make a short screencast movie .

[Anonymous]

May I please have that link again? Thank you.

[pendean]

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast

[Bob_Zurunkle]

Some of this might be a matter of adjusting settings. go into your OPTIONS menu and explore the various tabs. One thing to look for is your noun/verb selection to see how that's set. Another is right-click customization (under the User Preferences tab). There, you can set how the program responds to right-clicks under different circumstances.

A few other things I suspect are ORTHO vs POLAR, and how you enter coordinates and direction. Hit F1 and explore some of these things to brush up on working with them. Good luck!